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— Democratic lawmakers and members of the State Board of Education warned Tuesday that legislation seeking to dissolve the financially troubled school districts in Inkster and Buena Vista could be used to merge other schools. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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The American Medical Association has awarded a $ 1.1 million grant to the University of Michigan Medical School to accelerate change in medical education, the university announced Monday. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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With a shovelful of dirt dropped outside Andover High School, the Bloomfield Hills Schools district on Friday marked the start of its move toward a single high school. The change is a decade in the making. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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With a shovelful of dirt dropped outside Andover High School, the Bloomfield Hills Schools district on Friday marked the start of its move toward a single high school. The change is a decade in the making. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Inside, Edison Elementary School looks like any other primary school: small children skip down hallways, brightly colored images of letters and numbers cover walls and teachers deliver lessons. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Detroit Finds New Uses for Old School Buildings When it was a high school, the auditorium and gymnasium at the Burton International School thrummed with the sounds of students gathering for assemblies or bouncing balls. These days, film dialogue and soundtracks fill the nearly 100-year-old building, … Full News here – Read more on ABC [...]

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Associated Press – The city is getting high marks for its efforts to reuse public school buildings that were forced to closed. Detroit’s practice offers lessons to other districts confronting the same challenges. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – Latest News

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The number of Michigan school districts operating in budget deficits increased during this school year, according to a new report from state Superintendent of Schools Mike Flanagan. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Buena Vista Township — Students in the graduating class at Buena Vista High School have arrived at a day that was by no means guaranteed. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Insolvent school districts could be shut down and their students sent to neighboring districts within three weeks under bipartisan legislation proposed by two Michigan lawmakers. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Insolvent school districts could be shut down and their students sent to neighboring districts within three weeks under bipartisan legislation proposed by two Michigan lawmakers. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Researchers for the Michigan Humane Society have concluded that more than a dozen animals found slaughtered last week on an urban farm were killed by wild dogs and not humans. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Detroit — A group of students and former students from Detroit's only high school for pregnant teens and young mothers is suing the school, its charter operator and Detroit Public Schools, alleging the girls' civil rights are being violated because their educational needs are not being met. Full News here – Schools RSS from The [...]

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Parents at one Detroit school are calling for action after they say a Wayne State University mental health and drug abuse center opened next to a school, and is putting kids at risk. Full News here – Detroit | WXYZ

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Lansing — Attorney General Bill Schuette and other state officials said Tuesday they want to develop a new statewide hotline for students, parents and other members of the public to leave confidential tips about potential school violence. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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